Psalms · 23 verses
Psalms 94
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An ear and an eye are summoned as evidence that their maker cannot possibly miss what happens below; then the argument advances to a teacher who cannot lack knowledge.
The boast of the wickedvv. 1–7
The psalm opens by calling on the God of vengeance to shine forth and on the Judge of the earth to answer the proud. The wicked are enjoying themselves rather noisily: arrogant words pour out, the vulnerable are crushed, and the LORD’s people are oppressed. Their theory is wonderfully convenient—that the LORD does not see and the God of Jacob pays no heed.
The lesson of the ear and the eyevv. 8–15
The senseless are invited to reconsider the equipment of creation. The one who affixed the ear can hear; the one who formed the eye can see; and the one who teaches man is hardly short of knowledge. The psalm then gives divine discipline an unexpected title: blessed. It is instruction from the law, granting relief while a pit is dug for the wicked. The LORD will not forsake His people, and judgment will again be righteous enough for the upright in heart to follow.
The throne that makes mischief lawvv. 16–23
The speaker asks who will rise against the workers of iniquity, then admits that without the LORD’s help the silence would already have received him. A slipping foot is steadied; anxiety is met with consolation. Then comes the chapter’s splendidly incompatible partnership: could a corrupt throne possibly be an ally of God while devising mischief by decree? No. It bands against the righteous, condemns the innocent, and finally meets its own iniquity, while the LORD remains stronghold and rock of refuge.
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Ps 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
Ps 94:2Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
Ps 94:3How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
Ps 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
Ps 94:5They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
Ps 94:6They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
Ps 94:7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
Ps 94:8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Ps 94:9He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
Ps 94:10He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
Ps 94:11The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
Ps 94:12Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
Ps 94:13to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
Ps 94:14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
Ps 94:15Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Ps 94:16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Ps 94:17Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Ps 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
Ps 94:19When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
Ps 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
Ps 94:21They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
Ps 94:22But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
Ps 94:23He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
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Where this is echoed
Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 324 passages were voted onto 23 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.
- 19Psalms 61:2From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- 192 Corinthians 1:4–5who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
- 19Psalms 77:2–10In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
- 18Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- 19Romans 5:2–5through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
- 12Proverbs 3:11–12My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
- 18Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
- 18Psalms 119:116–117Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
- 19Habakkuk 3:16–18I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
- 19Psalms 63:5–6My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
- 12Job 5:17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
- 141 Samuel 12:22Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
- 12Hebrews 12:5–11And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
- 22Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- 121 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
- 191 Peter 1:7–8so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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